West Point Lake Fishing Report – November 2024

West Point: Level: The lake is 10 feet below 635 as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts spillway maintenance. Temp: 60-70 degrees.

Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “We tend to forget about fishing a bit this time of year, but you can really be missing out. November is normally a great month to be out on the water. Thankfully, the bass fishing has gotten much better over the last month. The lower surface temps and the lake being a little stained in places definitely helped. The lake was about 10 feet down on Nov. 1 and should stay that way at least until mid January. The below normal level is because of repairs needed on the dam. Quite a few ramps should still be accessible, but I would recommend Pyne Road Park on 109 (definitely the best dock). If you do want to fish shallow for bass, any wood or exposed shallow brushpiles should hold some shallow fish. Cast an unweighted Zoom Fluke or Zlinky, fish a buzzbait, walking bait or Whopper Plopper around anything left in the water and hope for the best. Rip-rap around the bridges will also hold fish. Try small crankbaits or Flash Mob rigs. When the water temps do finally drop into the 50- to 60-degree range (hopefully by the end of the month), I  do anticipate a  great spoon and drop-shot bite. Look for deeper brushpiles, long points near the mouths of creeks and roadbeds in the main-lake area, with the fish basically holding more to a deeper pattern because of lack of shallow cover. Water generation always improves this bite. Downsize baits in these same areas and improve your chances for spotted bass.”

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Linesides: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. There has been some really good topwater schooling action this fall. These fish can generally be caught on the popping cork rigged with a Betts Pop N’ Stripe Popper (keep this ready!), also Roostertails, assorted topwaters and Storm Swim Shad lures. Start early, stay late or fish on a drizzly day for the best results. Best areas include the mouth of Wilson Creek and the left side of the lake from the Boy Scout Camp all the way north to the flats opposite the pumping stations, but they may pop up anywhere. Expect the downline bite on live bait and the spoon bite to continue to improve as we move toward early fall and the water temps drop. It should be awesome this year with the low lake level. Trolling with Flash Mob rigs and Shad Raps should become effective, as well, if you like to keep moving. In most years, the bigger stripers show back up down on the lower end of the lake in the winter, with fish in the teens becoming more common. Try old faithful areas, like the Railroad Trestle Hump, the mouth of Whitewater and the humps out from Amity Park for good results.” 

Crappie: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. Fall crappie will typically school up and hold on deeper brush and structure  or under the few remaining deeper docks until the water temps drop into the 60s or so. Try dropshotting minnows around brush or shooting jigs at docks in 10 to 15 feet of  water for the good results. You can really do well if you find one of these schools. Try the cuts and coves in Yellow Jacket Creek and from Highland Marina north to Wolf Creek in the Chattahoochee. Good numbers of fish have started to move shallower as the water has cooled down in early November. Minnows or jigs fished under a float will usually work on them, when you find them. Any blowdown near deep water is a good starting point, but they can also be caught pushing bait into the shallows to feed up before winter.”